Girl Recovers After Kangaroo Attack in Australia

The young aspiring vet was playing near a pack of kangaroos while on holiday with her family in Wyangala Dam, a popular camping location, when one of the kangaroos charged her.              

              

[Makayla McEvoy, Victim, Kangaroo Attack]:

"Very, very scared. I thought I was going to die. All I could see was grey, grey, grey."              

              

[Emma McGovern, Makayla's Mother]:              

"And it just jumped on her back and knocked her to the ground and started. It was just jumping up and jumping up on top of her and scratching her."              

              

Her stepfather Mitch rushed to save her.              

              

[Mitch McGovern, Makayla's Stepfather]:

"As I jumped over the top of Makayla to get rid of the kangaroo, all I could see was she was laying, sort of, face down on the ground. Her shirt was all ripped, and her back was cut. There was no noise, I thought the worst."              

              

[Emma McGovern, Makayla's Mother]:              

"Honestly, I thought she was dead. She didn't make any noise. She didn't scream for help."              

              

Makayla was rushed to hospital where her wounds were treated.              

              

Despite the ordeal, she is still determined to become a veterinary surgeon one day.              

              

[Makayla McEvoy, Victim, Kangaroo Attack]:             

"Because I love animals."              

              

Park officials say they will erect signs to warn people about kangaroo attacks.